Ongewe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Ongewe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongewe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ongewe is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongewe? popularity and diffusion

Ongewe is the 3,730,171st most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Ongewe live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found.

Ongewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ongewe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongew915/
Angewe834/
Ongewa832/
Ongebe832/
Ongowe831/
Ongiew831/
Ongiewa778/
Hengewe775/
Ongebei771/
Ongowei771/
Angew7334/
Onjew7323/
Hounzewe711/
Ongiwech711/
Onsewa67131/
Angewa6736/
Angawe6734/
Angiwe6714/
Angowe6712/
Angebe679/
Engewi678/
Angeew677/
Engowe677/
Engawe674/
Angeve673/
Ongawi673/
Onsebe673/
Houngueve672/
Onngiw671/
Ongove671/
Engeve671/
Angiew671/
Ungiwe671/
Ungewa671/
Ongebi671/
Houndjewe671/
Oncebe671/
Ongevi671/
Honsewest670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ongewe
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